News Alert: Kavanaugh furor intensifies as calls for new testimony grow

View in your browser     Kavanaugh furor intensifies as calls for new testimony grow Senate Republicans are scrambling to contain the fallout from a decades-old sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh amid escalating calls for he and his accuser to appear before the Judiciary Committee. GOP leadership is under growing pressure from multiple factions of their caucus, as well as Democrats, to allow Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s accuser, to speak before the Senate Judiciary Committee after she decided to go public with her accusation that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s. It's far from clear, however, whether Kavanaugh or Ford will appear before the committee, or whether anything will be done in public. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.